Occupation: Drummer Birth: November 22, 1979
When I joined, they were like "Woah, dude!", because I came right out of that type of playing. But obviously with P. Roach there's more groove. I lik….
Papa Roach are not just going to take tours just to take tours..
We're striving to stay in the arenas. We [Papa Roach] had just little things that just took our show a step up and were so stoked for that..
After doing those Mötley Crüe and Nickelback shows where the demographic is a little older, Papa Roach got a lot of fans from those tours. And now we….
We[ Papa Roach ]'re always trying to get bigger and bigger. It's weird because I wasn't around when they sold millions of records. Now it's just alwa….
The band that I was I auditioning for, they were just all like, dreads and stuff, so I did look kind of out of place. But I had learned the material ….
Papa Roach is actually a band that's great at playing arenas. Not every band is suited for that environment. But besides the huge energy you guys bri….
I have known people throughout my years of playing where maybe they had a gig, but then lost the gig because they didn't really move forward with the….
I was still doing the punk thing, but also playing in some indie bands, I had a less crazy hairstyle..
I'm the drummer that kind of plays more on top of the beat..
When a label is throwing money at you, you have to recoup it..
I mean that's something we're very conscious of when writing. Tempos are very important. Like "Oh we can't play the song too fast because people aren….
But being energetic in my playing is something I've always thought was the right thing to do. Like I'm never forcing it, like "My God, I've gotta pla….
I filled in for Papa Roach because we weren't doing much. Unwritten Law had a few more shows booked, but I got the call to fill in again at the end o….
You always go in with the intention of playing your best and knowing the material you're auditioning..